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Mister Shares A Health Tip That Dogs Know

The farrier came this week. Every year or so, he suggests I quit my day job and hold horses for...
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Jolene’s Year of Living Joyously

One year ago, my friends were expecting a litter of Swedish Vallhund puppies. After gaining titles in conformation and performance,...
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Egads. Now We’ve Received a Complaint From a Cat

We have received a complaint from a cat in England. Rita says she reckons you cannot trust a woman who...
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The Dog Barn and Literary Lounge

Just a reminder, dear reader. I'm a horse trainer using all I know to raise a puppy. If your horse's...
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We Don’t Recognize Jolene

Jolene says, hurry up, would ya? I am not dawdling. I'm getting my hearing aids, looking for my outside glasses...
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Being Cantankerous Because I Feel Like It

Last week I raved about my beautiful but desolate riding arena at the front of my little farm. My other...
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To Have a Dog Like Jolene

  Mister is trying out his new self-appointed position of Joy Police. Someone has got to put a stop to...
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Jolene Gets the Girl Flu

I didn’t know whether I should mention this. Is it too private to share? For questions of social etiquette, I...
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Hungover, Jolene Meets The Weather of Her People

The leftovers are gone, the pie plates back in the cupboard, and Parental Peas, Parker and Penny, have headed back...
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Family on Thanksgiving: Jolene’s Heart is Full

Remember that Thanksgiving painting by Norman Rockwell? With a jovial white-bread family leaning into frame with smiling, delighted faces? A...
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